Alexis Edorh wrote: >Dear list members, I'm looking for Mozart's 40 and 41 recordings. Which >ones could you recommend me? I love Harnoncourt's approach to Mozart's 40th symphony. Though I always find 'something wrong' in his performance practice, it really works for me. That "sturm und drang" feeling results very exciting. It's on Teldec with the Concertgebouw Orchestra. For the 41 I have to nominate George Szell on Sony Essential Classics. The symphony last movement shows awesome playing by the Cleveland Orchestra. It's the fastest reading I've ever heard, but after that, no other conductor make sense to me (in this particular symphony). >What is your opinion about Neville Marriner's 40 and 41 with EMI RED >LINE? I only have Marriner's 40th on Philips, with the ASMIF. Though I usually like Marriner's way of conducting Mozart, I tend to dislike his performances of the symphonies. He seems a bit 'straight' to me and in my opinion, he doesn't capture the singularity of each symphony, making all them close to each other. In simple words, he doesn't excite me that much (although I love his concertos with Brendel). Luis The Portuguese Classical Music Site: http://www.terravista.pt/Meco/2672/